“Stop spy on us!” 14 NASA sites hacked
From the “off by one” department: Hackers deface NASA sites demanding that they stop spying. Though as the article suggests, NASA’s websites are probably easier to break into than the NSA’s.
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If you aren’t already following Zen Pencils, perhaps this will convince you.
Bill Watterson: A Cartoonist’s Advice
If you aren’t already following Zen Pencils, perhaps this will convince you.
I remember learning about the OSI seven-layer network model in college…
How TCP/IP eclipsed the Open Systems Interconnection standards to become the global protocol for computer networking
I remember learning about the OSI seven-layer network model in college, but OSI it was already more or less irrelevant as anything but a way of conceptualizing networking. The main thing that sticks in my head is an analogy to the Taco Bell seven-layer burrito, with each ingredient mapping to one of the layers.
Have the clippy thing!
Just moments after I looked up the Windows 95 release date, J said (referring to the carabiner he was playing with), “Daddy have the clippy thing!” *shudder*
This story really hits home for me because the beginning so closely tracks my own experience exactly a week earlier…
Despite shots, peanut allergy kills teen
This story really hits home for me because the beginning so closely tracks my own experience exactly a week earlier during Comic-Con: Friday, on vacation, could tell there was something wrong immediately, reaction seemed to be under control but reemerged later…Except with me, the EpiPen worked, and I walked out of the hospital that evening.
No guarantees.
I watched a plastic bag floating around in wind currents eight floors up between this
I watched a plastic bag floating around in wind currents eight floors up between this building and the next for almost half a minute before it drifted away.
Interesting research on one possible cause of food allergies.
Faulty genetic pathway is a potent player in many types of allergies, say researchers
A report on the study’s findings, published July 24, 2013 in Science Translational Medicine, shows that aberrant signaling by a protein called transforming growth factor-beta, or TGF-beta, may be responsible for disrupting the way immune cells respond to common foods and environmental allergens, leading to a wide range of allergic disorders.
Interesting research on one possible cause of food allergies.
Kiddo pointed at a text editor on my screen and asked me to read it.
Kiddo pointed at a text editor on my screen and asked me to read it. I figured why not? He lost interest at “public static void main…”
What Is That Box?
This is shaping up to be a vastly different Comic-Con experience than usual.
This is shaping up to be a vastly different Comic-Con experience than usual.
Nice one: changing the Creepy Guy narrative
Old crowded elevator etiquette: Studiously ignore everyone you don’t know. New crowded elevator etiquette: Studiously…
Old crowded elevator etiquette: Studiously ignore everyone you don't know. New crowded elevator etiquette: Studiously stare at your phone so you can pretend that you don't mean to be ignoring everyone.
Fascinating: Twitter plots the location of geotagged tweets, leaving out all other map data.
Twitter creates stunning images of New York City, Tokyo and Istanbul using only geotagged Tweets
Fascinating: Twitter plots the location of geotagged tweets, leaving out all other map data. Cities and roads are instantly recognizable.
This has been developing for a *long* time.
J’s reaction to seeing the beginning of a “Little Mermaid” preview: “It’s Ponyo!” Well, sort of…
J’s reaction to seeing the beginning of a “Little Mermaid” preview: “It’s Ponyo!” Well, sort of…
Party like it’s 1977…
Comments on Facebook:
Brion Vibber: I assume that’s playing the disco version of the Star Wars theme…
May 27, 2013, 12:00 AM
Kelson Vibber: Or the Cantina song.
May 27, 2013, 12:10 AM
Lia Brown: Oh man, those record players were the best. Does it still work?
May 27, 2013, 9:36 PM
Kelson Vibber: Believe it or not, it’s new. It turns out there’s a whole subset of the toy market for retro toys.It’s a bit different under the hood – I’ve had to fix it once already, and it’s actually chip-driven, not classic music box works. I figure it’s probably cheaper these days to make it with fewer moving parts.
May 28, 2013, 8:34 AM
Marisa Saam: I had one of those! 🙂
May 29, 2013, 12:58 PM
Shortly before sunset, Katie noticed a really yellow quality to the light outside the window, …
Shortly before sunset, Katie noticed a really yellow quality to the light outside the window, like an eclipse (we’re *way* outside its path) or inside the smoke plume from a large fire. I went out to see. As near as I can tell, it was the reddish/golden hour light from the sun reflecting off of the cloud layer above us that was making everything look yellow. J came out too, and while he wasn’t terribly interested in the clouds or sunset, he had fun watching cars and people and looking at stuff down here on the ground.
I’m beginning to wonder about these Facebook page stats. 17 likes and 6 individual comments,
I'm beginning to wonder about these Facebook page stats. 17 likes and 6 individual comments, but only 3 people saw the post. Riiight…
Several eclipses lines up to show Earth’s shadow.
Whoever the hell is setting off fireworks, you have lousy timing. Though I guess if
Whoever the hell is setting off fireworks, you have lousy timing. Though I guess if you're out there, you probably aren't following the news from Boston on Twitter right now.